neojoe039 t1_j9fvgjs wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Reply to comment by SweatyCockroach8212 in David Cicilline to resign from Congress to lead Rhode Island Foundation by rhodyjourno

When fung ran againdt remondo a few years back for governer, Trillo ran against both and if i remember correctly stated in a debate he only ran to keep fung from winning

SweatyCockroach8212 t1_j9fycbn wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:19 PM

Well, he was successful in that.

therealDrA t1_j9gd7db wrote on February 21, 2023 at 7:09 PM

Raimondo received 53% of the vote so he was not a factor.

SweatyCockroach8212 t1_j9goe3q wrote on February 21, 2023 at 9:03 PM

Depends if you believe in correlation or causation.

therealDrA t1_j9gpt9g wrote on February 21, 2023 at 9:22 PM

What does this have to do with correlation and/or causation? It is arithmetic. All challengers combined received 47% of the vote. Even if Fung got all Trillo votes he would have lost.Trillo was not a factor.

SweatyCockroach8212 t1_j9grh9q wrote on February 21, 2023 at 9:34 PM

Because the nature of a primary is that candidates beat each other up. Did Trillo beat up Fung enough in the primary that it turned independent voters to Gina? There's a lot more than just math involved in elections.